Today marks the fourth year since Hive's pivotal Forkday, a day when we affirmed our commitment to evolving in a truly decentralized and censorship-proof environment.
The term "Forkday" might trigger your curiosity; it's certainly a distinctive choice over "Birthday". To shed light on this, let's look back briefly to our transformative period. Four years ago, our community decisively departed from the original blockchain. By forking steem, which means leaving the old blockchain which has become centralized and censored to its sad fate, we have affirmed our unity and desire to live in a different world.
Reflecting on our journey, it's remarkable to observe that we have established a robust community-driven foundation. This collective effort led to the vibrant Hive ecosystem we celebrate today.
So much has happened this year. It's hard to summarize it without making a loooong post. Some major events come to mind:
The Core Dev team once again took on impressive challenges by considerably improving the operation and performance of the node APIs, real pillars of the proper functioning of the blockchain.
Many new projects have emerged and others have already been announced. Our community members have participated in numerous conferences and each time we have received enthusiastic interest.
We have seen the adoption of HBD as a “real life” payment method emerge in several local communities and this expansion continues.
We have once again survived a long and depressing bear market. This demonstrates to what extent the concept of community is something important and a solid glue for our ecosystem.
The many new projects that emerged this year or were presented at HiveFest in Mexico testify to the vivacity of our community and its developers.
As we commemorate the 4th anniversary of Hive Forkday, my enthusiasm for being an integral part of this community is profound, and I look forward with confidence to the next progress and achievements of our ecosystem.
As I already wrote last year, a key goal is enhancing user onboarding to attract and retain new members. We need to simplify the process and provide a welcoming environment to grow our community.
We also need to improve developer onboarding and encourage more developers to join the Hive ecosystem to bring their ideas to life. To achieve this, a strategic marketing effort is required. We must leverage a combination of social media outreach, community engagement, and partnerships to showcase the innovation and decentralization at Hive's core.
Some may find our development slow compared to other blockchains or shitcoins that rely on hype for their notoriety, but looking back on the past four years, when I see how persistent Hive is, I am confident in its future.
Let's keep these goals in mind so we can celebrate the next Forkday with the same enthusiasm.
I'd like to seize this moment to express my deepest gratitude to each of you.
Your passion and dedication have been instrumental in our journey. It's the collective support from everyone that guarantees Hive's future will shine as brightly as its past.
Being a member of this community is an honor, and I am looking forward to the achievements we are set to realize together in the years ahead.
Happy 4th Hive Forkday!
